Oral history interview with Freda Schmelkes

Identifier
irn59160
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2013.306.145
  • RG-50.694.0145
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn59160

Extent and Medium

3 sound cassettes, analog

Biographical History

The Council for Relationships donated a copy of the oral history interview with Holocaust survivor Freda Schmelkes to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in June 2012. The interview is part of the Juliet Spitzer and Phil Wachs Archive of the Transcending Trauma Project collection.

Acquisition

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Council for Relationships

Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions on access. Interview is viewable onsite at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum only.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Restrictions on use. Interview is viewable onsite at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum only.

Copyright Holder: Council for Relationships

People

  • Freda Schmelkes
  • Schmelkes, Freda.

Corporate Bodies

  • Liebenau (Concentration camp)

Subjects

  • Women concentration camp inmates.
  • Adjustment (Psychology)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Personal narratives.
  • United States--Emigration and immigration.
  • Jewish families--United States.
  • Kraków (Poland)
  • Holocaust survivors--Family relationships.
  • Trust.
  • Faith (Judaism)
  • Holocaust survivors--United States.
  • Jews--United States.
  • Bunkers (Fortification)
  • Jewish women in the Holocaust.
  • Holocaust survivors--Marriage.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Women.
  • Wieliczka (Poland)
  • Women--Personal narratives.
  • Jews--Education.
  • Jews--Identity.

Genre

  • Oral History
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